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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 379 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1983, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1982 (359), and casualties fell from 492.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,135 collisions in Taunton Deane.

District council until April 2019, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1983
379
Up 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
465
Down 5% on 1982
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1983

1.1% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1983 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious13235%
  • Slight24364%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious15032%
  • Slight31167%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1983 is highlighted, with 379, up 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025155201
2024164230
2023140199
2022141192
2021163233
2020109135
2019219288
2018204277
2017236354
2016240340
2015193254
2014240317
2013255336
2012216286
2011261407
2010295392
2009276380
2008338461
2007365491
2006382515
2005411569
2004391500
2003376498
2002403532
2001437592
2000442589
1999414576
1998430575
1997446606
1996400529
1995399569
1994404544
1993330439
1992363464
1991355482
1990394480
1989386508
1988403510
1987386503
1986357484
1985374496
1984387523
1983379465
1982359492
1981423520
1980339467
1979355468

When and where crashes happen in Taunton Deane in 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (12%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday66 (17%)
  • Sunday36 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.4%)
  • February17 (4.5%)
  • March35 (9.2%)
  • April37 (9.8%)
  • May30 (7.9%)
  • June35 (9.2%)
  • July51 (13%)
  • August23 (6.1%)
  • September28 (7.4%)
  • October25 (6.6%)
  • November33 (8.7%)
  • December37 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (65%)
  • Wet or damp123 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (52%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph141 (37%)
  • 70 mph28 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant175 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (31%)
  • Pedestrian61 (13%)
  • Cyclist59 (13%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6%)
  • 16 to 20147 (32%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3558 (12%)
  • 36 to 4559 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (69%)
  • Passenger85 (18%)
  • Pedestrian61 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (58%)
  • Motorcycle151 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Taunton Deane

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 1983

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1983: 78, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3878105129
2ndA3585470023
3rdA361384119
4thM5223605
5thA3038202202
6thA3027111102
7thB3187101105
8thB31709902
9thA3783412

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1983

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 1983: 166.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1983

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1983: 139.

Somerset and its former districts in 1983

Somerset recorded 1,766 collisions in 1983, and 21% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1983, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1983.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years